The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
23.4°C
0.0° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 5PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
1
N
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.6
E
8
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
E
5
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.9
NNE
5
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
33
38
38
49
37
38
137
112
72
66
47
47
40
35
36
36
57
60
57
57
40
57
57
58
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
10
NW
15
NNE
25
NE
15
NE
30
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:12AM1.37m
5:24PM1.64m
5:59AM1.52m
6:05PM1.61m
6:41AM1.65m
6:42PM1.56m
Low Tide
11:03AM0.41m
11:46PM0.29m
11:57AM0.40m
00:21AM0.24m
12:46PM0.40m
00:53AM0.20m
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clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
24
30
32
31
27
24
21
21
21
22
22
21
20
19
19
18
20
23
25
23
21
22
20
19
21
Feels °C
23
27
29
29
26
23
19
19
19
21
20
19
19
19
20
19
21
23
23
24
19
22
20
19
22
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